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A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,V

CORNELL E. BROVN, OF POINT PLEASANT, NEW JERSEY.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 693,492, dated February 18, 1.902. Application filed J' une 4, 1901. Serial No. 63,161. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CORNELL E. BROWN, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Point Pleasant, in the county of Ocean and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Eaves-Trough Hanger, of which the fol-l lowing is a specification.

'lhe object of my invention is to provide a device of such simple construction that one may secure it in place without requiring a special knowledge of such work.

Another feature of my improvement is to i provide a const-ruction that is capable of adjustment to t any style cornice of a' house and when once adjusted will notv become disengaged and rattle, which is the objection to most devices now employed. j

With these and further objects in View my invention will be described in detailin the accompanying specification, and particularly pointed in the claims, reference now being had to the drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective View of my irnprovement in use; Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a gutter, showing my hanger in place. Fig. 3 is a detail section on about line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar View on the line 4 et of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A indicates a Hat metal rod having a portion a, provided with apertures by which the rodis secured to the -roof of a house. Depending from the portion a and formed continuous therewith is a section a', which is provided upon one edge with a series of notches a2, the purpose of which will appear later on.

Designed to fit over the lower section a2 of the rod A is the holder B, which is made to encircle the gutter to firmly hold it in any position to which it may be adj usted onthe rod. This holder is formed of a straight horizontal section b, that rests upon the edges ol the gutter, and a semicircular"bandjportion h', that goes around the body'of the gutter. The band-section is made integral with the horizontal section b at one side and at its opposite end is formed withjan enlargedlug b2,

' which is formed with a screw-threaded aperturethat receives the end of a thu ulb-screw C. This thumb-screw also passes through an aperture in the free end of the section b and when the gutter is in place is screwed down,

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drawing the ends together, which firmlygrips the gutter to the holder. v r In order to provide a positive means of holding the gutter in place, I provide in the'middle of the horizontal section an aperture b3, through which the end aof the rod A passes.

Upon one side of theaperture I provide the section h with a screw-threaded lug b4, in which is designed to work a thumb-bolt D. An arched section B' is formed integral with and upon the topl of thesection b, which is provided with an aperture bthat registers withthe aperture bgin the section b. The arched section performs the double purpose of strengthening the holderB, and at the same time provides a brace for 'the rod A, which prevents any possible danger of a swaying or rocking motion. -In vordert'o hold the gutter perfectly tight in the hanger, l provide upon the under side `of the horizontal portion b short depending lugs h6 and hl, which are arranged respectively upon the front and `rear ends of the portion b.

The operation of myinvention is as follows;

After the rods have been fastenedupon the roof and the holders arranged upon the gut- The thumb-bolt .D is then screwed Thevgutter is j `When'the sections'b and b' are `drawn together, the lugs engage the edges of the gutter, which holds the latterv firmly in position and prevents any possibilityof la rattling noise.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I'claim as new,rand`desire `to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an eaves-gutter hanger, the combina-A tion of a supporting-rod, an adjustable holder held by said rod,4 a brace-arch formed integral with said holder,A and lugs formed upon IOO screw-threaded perforation to register with the perforation in lche horizontal section, a screw for engaging the said perforations and adjustably securing the free ends of the said sections, a brace-arch formed integral with the holder, and antirattlingdugs formed upon the under side of ILhe said horizontal section, all arranged substantially as shown and described.

CORNELL E. BROWN. Witnesses:

ALBERT' ALLEN, JOSEPH BACKER. 

